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Shimo Yamaguchi Station

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Operated by
  
Seibu Railway

Station code
  
SI40

Address
  
Japan

Platforms in use
  
1

Line(s)
  
Seibu Sayama Line

Passengers (FY2014)
  
8,203 daily

Opened
  
1976

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station

Location
  
1254-3 Yamaguchi, Tokorozawa-shi, Saitama-ken (埼玉県所沢市山口1254-3) Japan

Similar
  
Nishi‑Tokorozawa Station, Seibu‑Kyūjō‑mae Station, Yūenchi‑Nishi Station, Kotesashi Station, Kōkū‑kōen Station

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station (下山口駅, Shimo-Yamaguchi eki) is a railway station on the Seibu Sayama Line in Tokorozawa, Saitama, Japan, operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway.

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Lines

Shimo-Yamaguchi Station is served by the 4.2 km Seibu Sayama Line from Nishi-Tokorozawa to Seibu-Kyūjō-mae, and is located 1.8 km from the starting point of the Sayama Line at Nishi-Tokorozawa. Some through services operate to and from Ikebukuro via the Seibu Ikebukuro Line.

Station layout

The station consists of a ground-level island platform serving two tracks, connected to the station building by a footbridge.

History

The station opened on 1 May 1929. It closed on 10 October 1954, but reopened on 4 June 1976.

Station numbering was introduced on all Seibu Railway lines during fiscal 2012, with Shimo-Yamaguchi Station becoming "SI40".

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2014, the station was the 70th busiest on the Seibu network with an average of 8,203 passengers daily.

The passenger figures for the station in previous years are as shown below.

Surrounding area

  • Tokorozawa Yamaguchi Junior High School
  • References

    Shimo-Yamaguchi Station Wikipedia